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US shoots down Iranian drones, strikes military site as Iran refuses to back down from red lines

IDF kills two 'central Hamas terrorists' in Gaza Strip • Two soldiers reportedly wounded in Lebanon • US sanctions Persian Gulf Strait Authority

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Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.
Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.

IDF kills two 'central Hamas terrorists' in Gaza Strip, two soldiers reportedly wounded in Lebanon

US denies Iran's claim that deal would reopen Hormuz • Trump says no sanctions relief for Tehran • Israel assassinates fourth Hamas military chief

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Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 26, 2026.

Rockets fired from Lebanon as IDF begins ground ops. beyond Yellow Line

Netanyahu calls US President Trump • Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm • Israeli official tells 'Post' Khamenei 'difficult to reach'

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US President Donald Trump as he points while delivering remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2026.

US conducts 'self-defense strikes' in southern Iran as IDF strikes on Hezbollah intensify

Iran's president orders reopening of international internet access • IDF strikes city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, following surge in Hezbollah drone attacks

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Vance: No deal reached after talks with Iran, Netanyahu says Iran campaign 'not over yet'

John Kerry: Netanyahu presented Iran attack plan to former presidents • Iran warns military vessels against transiting Strait of Hormuz • CENTCOM clears underwater mines in Hormuz

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Detail view of US Vice President JD Vance motorcade is seen at the Serena Hotel shortly after his arrival on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan.

IDF destroys launcher fired from inside school, Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon

IDF reservist severely wounded, another soldier lightly injured by shrapnel • Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'blatant anti-Israel bias'

APRIL 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.

Netanyahu announces negotiations to begin with Lebanon, IDF braces for Hezbollah missiles

IDF kills Hezbollah chief's secretary • US military to stay in region until ceasefire complied with • Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Bennett

APRIL 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the 98th Division, seen during operational activity in southern Lebanon, April 2026.

Iran's 10-point ceasefire leaked, JD Vance and US negotiating team dispatched for talks

Iran threatens ships moving through Hormuz • US, Iran delegations arriving in Pakistan on Friday • Most Israeli schools to open on Thursday as Home Front Command updates guidelines

APRIL 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon, published April 7, 2026.

Russia said to provide Iran with Israeli targets, Trump says Iran can be taken out in a night

Iranian strike injures 15 US soldiers in Kuwait • Trump: Iran proposal not good enough, Tuesday deadline final • IDF strikes Iran's largest petrochemical plant, airports across Tehran

APRIL 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on, as they hold a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.

Iran launches barrage of missiles towards central Israel, Netanyahu speaks with Trump

Hamas claims disarmament means continued genocide in Gaza • Trump sets deadline for Iranian deal • US, Israel choose strike targets in case deal with Iran not reached

APRIL 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Streaks of light illuminate the sky during an interception attempt amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, March 23, 2026.

IDF says Iranian missile fragments hit near Kirya base, Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Hormuz

IDF announces Sgt. First Class Guy Ludar died while fighting in Lebanon • IDF admits air defense failures after Dimona, Arad missile impacts • Northern mayor warns of possible Hezbollah barrage

APRIL 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A building damaged after an Iranian missile barrage fired against Israel on April 4, 2026.

US fighter jet downed by Iran, IDF begins striking targets in Beirut

US intel. says half of Iran’s weapons are still intact as Trump, Netanyahu claim otherwise • Hezbollah terrorists say they are being sent to die for Iran, IDF says disarming group unrealistic

APRIL 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises after a reported Israeli airstrike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, March 27, 2026.

Education Minister complains of disturbance during sirens, Iran says Hormuz Strait will stay closed

Iranian ballistic missile commander killed • Kindergarten struck in Hezbollah barrage on North • Bahrain calls for UN vote to defend Strait of Hormuz

APRIL 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security and rescue forces operate at the scene where several people were lightly injured by a missile fired from Lebanon in Bi’ina, northern Israel, April 2, 2026.

Iran fires major missile salvo ahead of Passover, Trump says Iran asked for ceasefire

IAF strikes 400 Iranian targets in two days • IDF chief warns of manpower crisis • Iran attacks cause fires in Kuwait, Bahrain

APRIL 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA responder views destruction from Iranian missile attack, April 1 2026